PLAYOFF GAMEDAY #14: at Moncton

GAMEDAY

MONCTON WILDCATS vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

Series tied 3-3

Tuesday March 21, 2015 at 7:00pm

TV: Eastlink | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads

Moncton Coliseum (6,554) ~ Moncton, NB

Well it's all come down to this. Who's season will be extended tonight; the Mooseheads or the Wildcats? The victor could be either team as the whole series has had momentum changes. After being dominating in the first two games, both on the road, Halifax lost two on home ice and then got a beating of their own on Friday night in Fredericton to go down 3-2 in the series. On Sunday, the Herd played like it could be their last game of the season and they will need to play that way tonight as well, skating away with the home win in the early evening game. Moncton will most likely have the momentum though coming into tonight after scoring the last 3 goals of Game 6 as well as being on home ice. There will be at least 30 Mooseheads fans in attendance, trying to make hell for the Cats. It worked in Games 1 & 2 and the team (and fans) are hoping it will work again. 

NOT PLAYING - Halifax will be without Sam Hunter (upper body) and most likely Domenico Argento and Jordan King as healthy scratches
 

NOTES - The Mooseheads are 6-4-0-0 in Game 7s all time including one versus Moncton in the 2007 playoffs.

TONIGHT'S GAMES
Drakkar at Foreurs - 8:30pm

NEXT GAME
Once again it depends on the outcome of tonight.

PLAYOFF GAMEDAY #11: vs Moncton

GAMEDAY

HALFIAX MOOSEHEADS vs. MONCTON WILDCATS

April 15, 2015 at 7:00pm

Halifax leads 2-1

TV: Rogers/Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

After winning the first two games on the road, it looked like the Halifax Mooseheads were poised to go up 3-0 in their second round series. But a early third period powerplay goal put the dagger in that scenario and the Mooseheads come into tonight with a 2-1 series lead instead. Halifax will be looking to continue their Cinderella run this evening during game 4 and push the Moncton Wildcats to the breaking point. Penalties killed the home team last night, with the Cats going 3 for 4 on the powerplay after your Herd were able to shut them out on the road. Of course, the Moose still have the best powerplay percentage in the league right now during playoffs at 35.9% while Moncton is 7th with 21.7%.

NOT PLAYING - Phil Gadoury and Sam Hunter will be game time decisions and expect to not see Dom Argento and Jordan King

TONIGHT'S GAMES
Oceanic at Olympiques - 8:30pm
Foreurs at Drakkar - 8:30pm

NEXT GAME
The two teams will meet again for game 5 on Friday in Fredericton. Puck drops at 7pm.

PLAYOFF GAMEDAY #7: at Shawinigan

GAMEDAY

SHAWINIGAN CATARACTES vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

April 7, 2015 at 8:00pm

Series tied 3-3

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads

Centre Bionest de Shawinigan (4,125) ~ Shawinigan, QC

It's do or die for both teams tonight. After facing a record breaking 63 shots on Friday night in almost 5 periods, Eric Brassard could not replicate his performance on Sunday letting in 5 goals on 35 shots in a 6-1 loss that tied the series. The biggest story to come out of that game was Nikolaj Ehlers being ejected from the game for abusing the officials. Ehlers will not be suspended and will be in the lineup this evening as your Mooseheads try to take the upset series victory. Nik was upset after taking a double minor spearing penalty in the third period. It was one of 10 powerplays that the Shawinigan Cataractes had during the game. Halifax will need to keep their cool if they wish to win this game and move on to the next round. They will also need to play better defensively and try to limit the amount of shots that Brassard has to face. The 19 year old goalie has faced 250 shots over the course of 6 games, the most during this year's playoffs.

PLAYOFF SERIES
Game 1 Mar 27  Mooseheads 3 at Cataractes 2
Game 2 Mar 28  Mooseheads 2 at Cataractes 4
Game 3 Mar 31  Cataractes 3 at Mooseheads 2 OT
Game 4 Apr 1  Cataractes 3 at Mooseheads 4
Game 5 Apr 3  Cataractes 3 at Mooseheads 4 2OT
Game 6 Apr 5  Mooseheads 1 at Cataractes 6
Game 7 Apr 7  Mooseheads at Cataractes

NOT PLAYING - Brandon Vuic is suspended

TONIGHT'S GAMES
Screaming Eagles at Remparts - 8:00pm

NEXT GAME
Should the Herd win they will play game 1 of round 2 either Friday or Saturday

PLAYOFF GAMEDAY #3: vs Shawinigan

GAMEDAY

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS vs. SHAWINIGAN CATARACTES

Series tied 1-1

Puck drops at 7:00pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry

Halifax Forum (5,600) ~ Halifax, NS

Storm the Forum. That's the moniker for this week as the series between your Halifax Mooseheads and the Shawinigan Cataractes shifts to the Halifax Forum for three games. The Herd's home games in this round have been moved to the 87 year old arena because of curling at the Scotiabank Centre. With about half the capicity as the Scotiabank Centre, the Forum should be quite packed. Who's going to have the advantage with a loud packed crowd, the home side or the road team? We will have to wait and find out but no matter what happens it should be a couple of good games in Moose Country.

PLAYOFF SERIES
Game 1 Mar 27 Mooseheads 3 at Cataractes 2
Game 2 Mar 28 Mooseheads 2 at Cataractes 4
Game 3 Mar 31 Cataractes at Mooseheads
Game 4 Apr 1 Cataractes at Mooseheads
Game 5 Apr 3 Cataractes at Mooseheads
*Game 6 Apr 5 Mooseheads at Cataractes
*Game 7 Apr 7 Mooseheads at Cataractes

NOT PLAYING - There will most likely be a few healthy scratches announced shortly before game time

NOTES - Halifax got the split in Shawinigan that they wanted to get

TONIGHT'S GAMES
Remparts at Screaming Eagles - 7:00pm
Drakkar at Sea Dogs - 7:00pm
Oceanic at Tigres - 8:00pm
Foreurs at Huskies - 8:00pm
Armada at Olympiques - 8:30pm

NEXT GAME
The two teams will meet again tomorrow night in Halifax at the Forum. Puck drops at 7pm.

PLAYOFF GAMEDAY #1: at Shawinigan

GAMEDAY

SHAWINIGAN CATARACTES vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

March 27, 2015 at 8:30pm

Series tied 0-0

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads

Centre Bionest de Shawinigan (4,125) ~ Shawinigan, QC

It's the best time of the year. Well probably the toughest and funnest part of a hockey season. The 2015 playoffs began last night across the Canadian Hockey League and it will begin tonight for your Halifax Mooseheads. It's a rebuilding season this year for the Herd but they've been good at times and can give hell to some of the best teams. Expect a bulk of the scoring to come from what was the top line for a couple weeks to end the season; Nikolaj Ehlers, Danny Moynihan and Timo Meier. If the Moose can get really good goaltending and defense during the series, it might go 6 or 7 games.

SEASON SERIES
Halifax and Shawinigan both won a game on the road in a 2 game regular season series this year

November 27, 2014 - Halifax def. Shawinigan 6-3
February 13, 2015 - Shawinigan def. Halifax 6-5

NOT PLAYING - Connor Moynihan (suspended), Jordan King (healthy scratch) and Brandon Vuic (healthy scratch)

NOTES

• Willy Palov of the Chronicle Herald makes his predictions
• Check out the QMJHL's preview of the series
• Don't forget that this series is 2-3-2 with three straight in Halifax next week

TONIGHT'S GAMES

Olympiques at Armada - 8:00pm

Screaming Eagles at Quebec - 8:00pm

Islanders at Phoenix - 8:00pm

Tigres at Oceanic - 8:30pm

Huskies at Foreurs - 8:30pm

Sea Dogs at Drakkar - 8:30pm

NEXT GAME

The two teams will meet again tomorrow night for game two in Shawinigan. Puck drops at 5pm. 

GAMEDAY #66: at Moncton

GAMEDAY

MONCTON WILDCATS vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

March 20, 2015 at 7pm

TV: Webcast | Radion: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads

Moncton Coliseum (6,554) ~ Moncton, NB

Happy first day of Spring! Though it might not look like it, today is the official first day of Spring which means that playoffs are right around the corner. With the storm that went through Nova Scotia and PEI, tonight's game has turned into the 3rd last game of the regular season not the second. It is still the last road match-up your Halifax Mooseheads will be playing. The Moose will have a tough road to a victory against the Moncton Wildcats, who are first in the Maritimes division and about 25 points ahead of our Herd. But stranger things have happened.

This is the 8th game between these two teams this season. Halifax is 2-3-2-0 against the Wildcats this year while Moncton 5-2-0-0 against the Mooseheads. The teams last met on February 17 with Moncton getting the victory from a Ivan Barbashev powerplay goal in overtime to take the 3-2 win. Timo Meier had both goals for Halifax on the road.

Overall Records
Mooseheads: 31-28-4-2 = 68 points (4th in Maritimes division, 12th overall)
Wildcats: 45-17-0-3 = 93 points (1st in Maritimes division, 2nd overall)

Leading Scorers
MON: Conor Garland 125pts (35G & 90A), Ivan Barbashev 91pts (43G & 48A), Dominic Talbot-Tassi 50pts (8G & 41A)
HFX: Nikolaj Ehlers 99pts (37G & 62A), Timo Meier 89pts (43G & 46A), Danny Moynihan 67pts (32G & 35A)

Last Games
Halifax coming off a big 7-4 victory in Saint John against the Sea Dogs on Saturday. Danny Moynihan, with a hat trick, and Nikolaj Ehlers, with 2 goals and 2 assists, led the Mooseheads to their first win against their divisional foes this season.

Moncton is coming of a 8-4 victory at home on Saturday evening against the Titan. Conor Garland had 2 goals and 2 assists to lead the Wildcats while goalie Alex Dubeau made 27 saves to the win versus Acadie-Bathurst.

Season Series

Friday Sept 19  Moncton 3 at Halifax 0

Saturday Nov 1  Moncton 2 at Halifax 3

Saturday Nov 8  Halifax 4 at Moncton 5 OT

Sunday Nov 23  Moncton 3 at Halifax 4

Tuesday Dec 30  Halifax 3 at Moncton 4

Tuesday Feb 3  Halifax 3 at Moncton 8

Tuesday Feb 17  Halifax 2 at Moncton 3 OT

Wednesday Mar 18 22  Moncton at Halifax - 4pm
Friday Mar 20  Halifax at Moncton - 7pm

Out of Town
Screaming Eagles vs Titan 7:00pm
Islanders vs Sea Dogs 7:00pm
Sagueneens vs. Drakkar 8:00pm
Remparts vs Oceanic 8:00pm
Voltigeurs vs Olympiques 8:30pm
Huskies vs Armada 8:30pm
Foreurs vs Phoenix 8:30pm
Tigres vs Cataractes 8:30pm

After the Buzzer
The Mooseheads will travel back home to host the Saint John Sea Dogs for Fan Appreciation night. Puck drops at 4pm.

GAMEDAY #64: at Acadie-Bathurst

GAMEDAY

ACADIE-BATHURST TITAN vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

March 13, 2015 at 7:30pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @TitanNationCA

K.C. Irving Regional Centre (3,162) ~ Bathurst, NB

How will the Mooseheads end their season? It's going to be quite tricky to finish the year with a big win streak but with a couple of victories this weekend, your Halifax Mooseheads can allow themselves to be in a better position come playoff time. They'll be looking to snap a 2 game losing streak and a team that is last in the league should be a perfect time to get their confidence back and break the streak. However, the Herd have had a hard time this season against divisional foes. The good news for the team is that they will be getting goaltender Eric Brassard back in the lineup tonight when they visit the Acadie-Bathurst Titan. He'll be returning from a lower-body injury that happened in late January. Another good thing is that the top line of Timo Meier, Danny Moynihan and Nikolaj Ehlers has been clicking but unfortunately has produced most of the team's offence the past month and a half. If the Herd want to move up the standings, they'll need to get some more production from their other lines especially the 3rd and 4th ones.

This is the 9th and last meeting between these two teams. Halifax has a record of 5-3-0-0 against the Titan while Bathurst has a 3-2-2-1 record against the Mooseheads this year. The Mooseheads exploded for a 7-4 victory on home ice in the last meeting which was 9 days ago. Nikolaj Ehlers led Halifax with a goal and 4 assists while former Moose Andrew Ryan led the Titan with a goal and 3 assists for Acadie-Bathurst.

Overall Records
Mooseheads: 30-27-4-2 = 66 points (4th in Maritimes division, 12th overall)
Titan: 15-42-5-2 = 37 points (6th in Maritimes division, 18th overall)

Leading Scorers
BAT: Mark Simpson 39pts (14G & 25A), Andrew Ryan 38pts (17G & 21A), Raphael Corriveau 30pts (19G & 11A)
HFX: Nikolaj Ehlers 94pts (35G & 59A), Timo Meier 86pts (42G & 44A), Danny Moynihan 63pts (28G & 35A)

Last Games
Halifax is coming off a tough 5-4 loss to provincial rivals, Cape Breton on Sunday. The Moose were once again led by Nikolaj Ehlers who scored a hat trick and assisted on the other tallie while Kevin Resop made 29 saves against the Screaming Eagles to take the loss.

Bathurst is coming off a loss on home ice to Charlottetown in a makeup game that was played on Wednesday night. Christophe Boivin scored both goals for the Titan while Daniel Voutour stopped 31 of the Islanders 36 shots.

Season Series
Friday Sept 12  Halifax 1 at Bathurst 4

Sunday Oct 12  Halifax 0 at Bathurst 2

Wednesday Nov 12  Bathurst 4 at Halifax 5 SO

Saturday Dec 13  Halifax 5 at Bathurst 4 OT

Wednesday Dec 10 17  Bathurst 2 at Halifax 3 OT
Sunday Jan 4  Bathurst 3 at Halifax 1

Saturday Feb 7  Bathurst 0 at Halifax 3

Wednesday Mar 4  Bathurst 4 at Halifax 7

Friday Mar 13  Halifax at Bathurst - 7:30pm

Out of Town
Islanders vs Screaming Eagles 7:00pm
Wildcats vs Sea Dogs 7:00pm
Armada vs Sagueneens 8:00pm
Remparts vs Huskies 8:00pm
Phoenix vs Tigres 8:00pm
Drakkar vs Oceanic 8:30pm
Olympiques vs Voltigeurs 8:30pm
Cataractes vs Foreurs 8:30pm

After the Buzzer
The Mooseheads will travel to Saint John for a tilt against the Sea Dogs tomorrow night. Puck drops at 7pm.

GAMEDAY #61: vs Acadie-Bathurst

GAMEDAY

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS vs. ACADIE-BATHURST TITAN

March 4, 2015 at 7:00pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @TitanNationCA

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

It's March. Can you believe it? Despite being officially eliminated from playoff contention on the weekend, the road team in this contest, the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, have been one of your Halifax Mooseheads hardest opponents this season. Four of the Titan's 15 wins have been against the Herd. This will be the last time that Halifax fans will see former player Andrew Ryan at the Scotiabank Centre as Ryan is in his last season. Halifax will once again be looking to close in to the second place spot in the division, which they are 5 points behind. With the Saint John Sea Dogs being idle tonight this could be a big boost should the Moose come out as victors tonight. A win could also secure the Herd a playoff spot.

This is the 8th meeting of 9 this season between these two teams. Halifax has a record of 4-3-0-0 against the Titan while Bathurst has a 3-1-2-1 record against the Mooseheads this year. The two teams last played about a month ago on February 7 in Moose Country with the home team coming out on top led by Nikolaj Ehlers' two goals. Kevin Resop made 20 saves for the 3-0 shutout, for his first career 0.00 GAA game.

Overall Records
Titan: 15-39-4-2 = 36 points (6th in Maritimes division, 18th overall)
Mooseheads: 29-25-4-2 = 64 points (3rd in Maritimes division, 10th overall)

Leading Scorers
HFX: Nikolaj Ehlers 82pts (30G & 52A), Timo Meier 80pts (40G & 40A), Philippe Gadoury 56pts (27G & 29A)
BAT: Mark Simpson 36pts (13G & 23A), Andrew Ryan 34pts (16G & 18A), Raphael Corriveau 28pts (17G & 11A)

Last Games
Acadie-Bathurst is coming off a 2-0 shutout on home ice this past Sunday against Gatineau. Reilly Pickard's 34 saves was not enough for the Titan against the 15th overall Olympiques.

Halifax is coming off a hard fought 5-4 loss against the Oceanic on Sunday. Timo Meier had a goal and an assist to lead the Mooseheads but 2 goals past Kevin Resop, who made 22 saves, in the first 10 minutes killed them in Rimouski.

Season Series

Friday Sept 12  Halifax 1 at Bathurst 4

Sunday Oct 12  Halifax 0 at Bathurst 2

Wednesday Nov 12  Bathurst 4 at Halifax 5 SO

Saturday Dec 13  Halifax 5 at Bathurst 4 OT

Wednesday Dec 10 17  Bathurst 2 at Halifax 3 OT
Sunday Jan 4  Bathurst 3 at Halifax 1

Saturday Feb 7  Bathurst 0 at Halifax 3

Wednesday Mar 4  Bathurst at Halifax - 7pm

Friday Mar 13  Halifax at Bathurst - 7:30pm

Out of Town
Screaming Eagles vs. Islanders 7:00pm
Olympiques vs. Foreurs 8:30pm
Oceanic vs. Phoenix 8:30pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will host the Charlottetown Islanders on Friday Night Hockey in the last game between the two teams. Puck drops at 7pm.

GAMEDAY #58: at Chicoutimi

GAMEDAY

CHICOUTIMI SAGUENEENS vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

February 26, 2015 at 8:00pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @CoolenTQN

Centre Georges-Vezina (3,683) ~ Chicoutimi, QC

Can you believe it? The Halifax Mooseheads are on the road this weekend in Quebec for their last 3 games against french teams and their first stop is Chicoutimi. It will be the first time the Moose will be seeing former teammate Jesse Lussier since GM Cam Russell traded the 20 year old to the Saguneens back in January. Halifax look to get a bit closer to home ice advantage in the playoffs with another victory. The Herd have collected at least a point in their last 4 games. 

This is the second and last meeting of these two teams this season. Chicoutimi and Halifax met back in September on the 26th with the Moose coming out on top. Philippe Gadoury led the team to a 6-4 victory with 2 goals and 2 assists while Zach Fucale made 27 saves. 

Overall Records
Mooseheads: 28-23-4-2 = 62 points (3rd in Maritimes division, 11th overall)
Sagueneens: 24-27-4-2 = 54 points (6th in East division, 15th overall)

Leading Scorers
CHI: Laurent Dauphin 62pts (26G & 36A), Alexandre Ranger 47pts (22G & 25A), Nicolas Roy 40pts (13G & 27A)
HFX: Nikolaj Ehlers 79pts (28G & 51A), Timo Meier 76pts (37G & 39A), Philippe Gadoury 52pts (24G & 28A)

Last Games
Halifax is coming off a 2-1 victory over the Charlottetown Islanders on the road on Saturday night. Cavan Fitzgerald led the team with 2 assists while Kevin Resop made 31 saves to get the win.

Chicoutimi is coming off a 2-1 loss at home to the Sherbrooke Phoenix. Timothe Simard had the lone Sags goals while Julio Billia made 30 saves to take the defeat.

Season Series
Friday Sept 26  Chicoutimi 4 at Halifax 6
Thursday Feb 26  Halifax at Chicoutimi - 8pm

Out of Town
None

After the Buzzer
Halifax will travel to Baie-Comeau tomorrow night to visit the Drakkar. Puck drops at 8:30pm.

GAMEDAY #53: vs Shawinigan

GAMEDAY

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS vs. SHAWINIGAN CATARACTES

February 13, 2015 at 8:00pm

TV: Sportsnet | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

If ever there was a time to shine, it would be this weekend. Your Halifax Mooseheads play host to the Shawinigan Cataractes this evening in a game that will be broadcasted across the country on Sportsnet. For players like Timo Meier and Connor Moynihan, this is the perfect time to show that they deserve to be in the National Hockey League. Meier has been moving up the draft rankings with his 21 game point streak and during previous nationally exposed events, has done quite well. Both Meier and linemate Nikolaj Ehlers will be looking to continue their point streaks against a team that has also been subpar in their last 10 games. Three points separate these two teams so a couple of victories this weekend will do well for Halifax's home ice in the playoffs chances.

This is the second and last game between the Mooseheads and Cataractes this season. Halifax is 1-0-0-0 versus Shawinigan this year. The last game was on November 27 on a Quebec road trip for the Herd. Nikolaj Ehlers had 5 assists to lead the team while Timo Meier scored 4 times to help Halifax get a 6-3 road win in Shawinigan.

Overall Records
Cataractes: 28-21-1-2 = 59 points (4th in East division, 8th overall)
Mooseheads: 26-22-3-1 = 56 points (4th in Maritimes division, 11th overall)

Leading Scorers
HFX: Nikolaj Ehlers 72pts (28G & 44A), Timo Meier 67pts (31G & 36A), Danny Moynihan 48pts (22G & 26A)
SHA: Anthony Beauvillier 77pts (35G & 42A), Christophe Lalonde 54pts (29G & 25A), Alexis D'Aoust 53pts (22G & 31A)

Last Games
Shawinigan is coming off a 6-2 victory against the Screaming Eagles on Wednesday night. Christophe Lalonde led the team with 2 goals and an assist while Marvin Cupper made 35 saves to get the win in Sydney.

Halifax is coming off a 3-0 win against the Titan at home. Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and 2 assists to lead the team while Kevin Resop stopped 20 of Acadie-Bathurst's 20 shots for his first career shutout.

Season Series
Thursday Nov 27  Halifax 6 at Shawinigan 3
Friday Feb 13  Shawinigan at Halifax - 8pm

Out of Town
Islanders vs. Screaming Eagles 7:00pm
Titan vs. Sea Dogs 7:30pm
Phoenix vs. Huskies 8:00pm
Sagueneens vs. Wildcats 8:00pm
Voltigeurs vs. Foreurs 8:00pm
Olympiques vs. Remparts 8:30pm

After the Buzzer
The Mooseheads will host their provincial rivals tomorrow evening for Hockey Day in Canada when the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles come to town. Puck drops at 8pm.

RECAP: Sherbrooke's Win Streak Starts and Ends Against Halifax

HALIFAX - The Sherbrooke Phoenix were coming into tonight's game as winners of 5 straight. That streak began 12 days ago when your Halifax Mooseheads were in the middle of a 3-in-3 Quebec road trip and visiting Sherbrooke. After 40 minutes of play in that game, the two teams were tied at 4 goals a piece but the Phoenix ended up getting 3 goals to win the game 7-4. Despite the bucketful of penalties that we handed out during the match-up, mostly because of fights, Halifax was able to skate away with the victory tonight on the back of Kevin Resop. He didn't face many shots for the first 25 minutes but was pretty strong considering there was a lack of defense at times during the game. In an interesting twist both of the Mooseheads tough guys, Kelly Bent and Brandon Vuic were in the lineup this evening. Normally the two players don't play in the same game but Coach Ducharme probably wanted to have a physical aspect to this match-up. Vuic didn't take long to show his toughness, getting in a fight against Owen Bennington just 8 minutes into the game. Captain Ryan Falkenham came to the aid of one of his teammates after Jeremy Roy hit Bent in the head. Raphael Lafontaine skated over and jumped those two players so Kelly got up and fought Lafontaine. All the fights during the game were pretty good ones and seemed to mostly be won by the Mooseheads.

FINAL: Phoenix 1 at Mooseheads 4

Stars: 3. Gadoury HAL | 2. Meier HAL | 1. Ehlers HAL

Attendance: 6,906

MC's Top Herd: Ryan Falkenham

GAME LOG

First period

10:17 SHE Carl Neill (11), PP | A: Darcy & Audette

Shots: Sherbrooke led first period shots 7-6

Second period

0:52 HAL Nikolaj Ehlers (27), PP | A: Meier & D. Moynihan

8:38 HAL Timo Meier (29) | A: Ehlers & King

Shots: Halifax had 14 pucks to the net compared to the Phoenix's 11

Third period

11:18 HAL Philippe Gadoury (23) | A: C. Fitzgerald

18:14 HAL Andrew Shewfelt (3), EN/SH | A: None

Shots: The Mooseheads led shots 9-7 in this frame and 29-25 overall

POWERPLAY

Sherbrooke: 1-for-5

Halifax: 1-for-5

GOALIES

Winning goaltender: Kevin Resop HAL 24 saves

Losing goaltender: Evan Fitzpatrick SHE 25 saves

RECAP: Fucale Best Former Team

QUEBEC CITY - Goaltender Zach Fucale was in enemy colours on Friday night as the Mooseheads visited the Remparts at the Colisee Pepsi and was almost perfect against his former team. Fucale picked up his second win as a Rempart, making 24 saves to collect a 6-1 victory. Halifax couldn't muster too much in the second half of the game after taking penalties. Two 5 on 3's back to back gave Quebec all the life they needed scoring two goals to make it a 3-1 game instead of a 1-1 tie. It was very evident that these two teams do not like each other even with the turn around. Fucale was basically the only that was having any fun with our boys and you could see that when Nikolaj Ehlers fell down on his net and both guys had a chuckle. Halifax goalie Eric Brassard seemed to hold the Moose in the game for the first half making 19 saves before being taken down and having to leave the game with what will probably be called a lower body injury. The evil Adam Erne, who has always somehow gotten under the skin of the Herd did so again last night, recording a goal and 4 assists. Erne technically scored two goals on the night but the refs determined that the play was offside for the first one and took it back.

FINAL: Mooseheads 1 at Remparts 6
Stars: 3. Verrier QUE | 2. Brouillard QUE | 1. Erne QUE
Attendance: 9,227
MC's Top Herd: n/a

GAME LOG
First period
None

Shots: Quebec led shots in this frame 12-8

Second period
0:13 HAL Maxime Fortier (6) | A: Meier & Ehlers
16:01 QUE Jerome Verrier (5), PP | A: Erne & Duclair
17:51 QUE Adam Erne (28), PP | A: Brouillard

Shots: The Remparts got 10 pucks to the net to Halifax's 6

Third period
6:50 QUE Massimo Carozza (9) | A: Duclair & Timashov
7:36 QUE Guillaume Gauthier (20), PP | A: Erne & Brouillard
8:27 QUE Nicolas Brouillard (11), PP | A: Timashov & Erne
13:40 QUE Marc-Olivier Roy (19) | A: Graves & Erne

Shots: Quebec led third period shots 13-11, and had an overall shot advantage of 35 to 25

POWERPLAY
Halifax: 0-for-7
Quebec: 4-for-7

GOALTENDERS
Winning goaltender: Zach Fucale QUE 24 saves
Losing goaltender: Kevin Resop HAL 10 saves

GAMEDAY #44: at Cape Breton

GAMEDAY

CAPE BRETON SCREAMING EAGLES vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

January 18, 2015 at 4:00pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @CoolenTQN

Centre 200 (5,000) ~ Sydney, NS

Provincial rivals. There's not a lot you can say more than that. Games between these two are always entertaining. Both teams are coming into today with winning streaks so one of them is going to end when the Screaming Eagles welcome the Mooseheads to Centre 200. Halifax should have the upper hand on Cape Breton if you look at the standings but we know that you can never base an outcome on where teams are in the standings. 

This is the sixth game between the Eagles and Moose this season. Halifax has a 3-2-0-0 record against their provincial rivals while Cape Breton is 2-3-0-0 against the Herd. Danny Moynihan led the visiting team to a 4-1 win with a goal and 2 assists back on December 28.

Overall Records
Mooseheads: 22-18-2-1 = 47 points (4th in Maritimes division, 11th overall)
Screaming Eagles: 17-21-2-3 = 39 points (5th in Maritimes division, 17th overall)

Leading Scorers
CAP: Kyle Farrell 64pts (31G & 33A), Maxim Lazarev 47pts (20G & 27A), Evgeny Svechnikov 47pts (17G & 30A)
HFX: Nikolaj Ehlers 55pts (22G & 33A), Timo Meier 53pts (22G & 31A), Danny Moynihan 42pts (20G & 22A)

Last Games
Halifax is coming off a 3-2 shootout win on Thursday night against Drummondville. Nikolaj Ehlers scored both goals in the regulation while Cavan Fitzgerald scored the shootout winner against the Voltigeurs.

Cape Breton had an easier time defeating the Volts on Saturday night, skating away with a 6-2 victory at home. Seven players had 2 point nights while Miguel Sullivan had to make only 12 saves versus Drummondville.

Season Series
Friday Oct 17  Cape Breton 2 at Halifax 5
Sunday Oct 19  Halifax 1 at Cape Breton 4
Friday Nov 14  Cape Breton 2 at Halifax 3
Saturday Nov 15  Halifax 2 at Cape Breton 3
Sunday Dec 28  Halifax 4 at Cape Breton 1
Sunday Jan 18  Halifax at Cape Breton - 4pm
Friday Jan 30  Cape Breton at Halifax - 7pn
Saturday Feb 14  Cape Breton at Halifax - 7pm
Sunday Mar 8  Halifax at Cape Breton - 2pm

Out of Town
Remparts vs. Islanders 4:00pm
Phoenix vs. Sea Dogs 4:00pm
Oceanic vs. Wildcats 5:00pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will travel to Quebec City to visit Zach Fucale and the Remparts on Friday night. Puck drops at 8pm.

GAMEDAY #43: vs Drummondville

GAMEDAY

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS vs. DRUMMONDVILLE VOLTIGEURS

January 15, 2015 at 7:00pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

Your Halifax Mooseheads will be playing their last game on a four-game homestand tonight when they welcome the Drummondville Voltigeurs to the Scotiabank Centre. They've been pretty good during the previous three matchups on this homestand, losing the first game disappointedly to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan. Tonight won't be as emotional as Saturday's game but it should be just as exciting. One point separates these two teams in the standings so it should be a tight game but you never know. Halifax will need to start getting some secondary scoring if they're going to want to make a push in the second half of the season to the playoffs. New guys Sam Hunter and Eric Brassard haven't been too shabby, Brassard made 53 saves in his last two starts both wins. Hunter got his first point with the Mooseheads back on Friday and he's still learning the defense systems that Coach Dom Ducharme has in place for the team but sitting behind the bench, I can tell you that he wants to learn.

This is the first game of the season between these two teams. Halifax was 2-0-0-0 against the Volts last season while Drummondville was 0-2-0-0 against the Mooseheads. Halifax won the last meeting 5-2 Darcy Ashley scoring 2 goals and assisting on another while Jonathan Drouin recorded 3 assists.

Overall Records
Voltigeurs: 21-20-0-2 = 44 points (4th in West division, 13th overall)
Mooseheads: 21-18-2-1 = 45 points (3rd in Maritimes division, 11th overall)

Leading Scorers
HFX: Nikolaj Ehlers 53pts (20G & 33A), Timo Meier 52pts (22G & 30A), Danny Moynihan 42pts (20G & 22A)
DRU: Joey Ratelle 39pts (27G & 12A), Alex Barre-Boulet 32pts (14G & 18A), Georgs Golovkovs 27pts (9G & 18A)

Last Games
Drummondville is coming off a 3-2 defeat at the hands of the Sea Dogs on Wednesday night. Despite outshooting the opponent 36-20, the Volts could only get goals from Adam Chapman and Sergei Boikov past the Saint John goaltender on the road.

Halifax is coming off a 3-1 victory against Blainville-Boisbriand on Saturday night. Timo Meier and Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist to lead the Mooseheads while Eric Brassard stopped 32 shots to get the home win versus the Armada.

Season Series
Thursday Jan 15  Drummondville at Halifax - 7pm
Sunday Jan 25  Halifax at Drummondville - 5pm

Out of Town
None

After the Buzzer
The Mooseheads will travel to Sydney to take on the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles on Sunday evening. Puck drops at 4pm.

GAMEDAY #42: vs Blainville-Boisbriand

GAMEDAY

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS vs. BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND ARMADA

January 10, 2015 at 7:00pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

It's time to say goodbye. What is happening tonight normally doesn't happen in junior hockey. When a player gets traded they just go right to their new team and start playing. However, the Mooseheads franchise goaltender Zach Fucale requested coming back for one more game to say his goodbyes to the fans. After winning the gold medal on Monday, Fucale came back to Halifax to pack up his belongings and have a couple of last days with his billet parents. The Herd announced earlier this week that Zach would be back at the Scotiabank Centre tonight to drop the ceremonial puck. It'll be an exciting time for everyone in attendance but the current team will have to push all that excitement down after the real puck drop and get back to business. They'll be going up against the hottest team of late in the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada. Luckily Coach Ducharme has a fully healthy lineup for the first time this season and will be able to put out the best team available.

This is the second and final game between these two teams. Halifax is 0-1-0-0 against the Armada this season while Blainville is 1-0-0-0 versus the Mooseheads. The 2 teams met on October 25 last with the Armada skating away for a 2-1 win at home ice. Brandon Vuic scored the lone Herd goal while Zach Fucale made 18 saves.

Overall Records
Armada: 24-11-1-4 = 53 points (1st in West division, 3rd overall)
Mooseheads: 20-18-2-1 = 43 points (3rd in Maritimes division, 11th overall)

Leading Scorers
HFX: Nikolaj Ehlers 51pts (19G & 32A), Timo Meier 50pts (21G & 29A), Danny Moynihan 42pts (20G & 22A)
BLB: Danick Martel 62pts (28G & 34A), Nikita Jevpalovs 57pts (30G & 27A), Philippe Sanche 40pts (23G & 17A)

Last Games
The Aramda are coming off a 4-3 shootout win in Charlottetown on Friday night. Nikita Jevpalovs led the team with a goal and an assist while Samuel Montembeault made 24 saves to get Blainville the victory against the Islanders.

The Mooseheads are coming off a big win against Gatineau at home last night. Halifax was led by Nikolaj Ehlers who scored a hat trick and had an assist in the 6-3 victory while Eric Brassard took the decision against the Olympiques.

Season Series

Saturday Oct 25  Halifax 1 at Blainville 2

Saturday Jan 10  Blainville at Halifax - 7pm

Out of Town
Phoenix vs. Drakkar 5:00pm
Tigres vs. Cataractes 5:00pm
Titan vs. Screaming Eagles 7:00pm
Islanders vs. Olympiques 7:00pm
Sea Dogs vs. Wildcats 7:00pm
Foreurs vs. Sagueneens 8:00pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will take on the Drummondville Voltigeurs on Thursday night at home. Puck drops at 7pm. 

RECAP: Ehlers, Meier Help In Return

HALIFAX - Once again, it didn't take long for Danish forward Nikolaj Ehlers to make an impact in his return from the U20 world ice hockey championships. After a nice pregame ceremony where Ehlers, Swiss forward Timo Meier and Gatineau Olympiques coach Benoit Groulx were honored for playing at the tournament it looked like it might take a while for Moose Country to be able to throw their teddies on the ice. However, 13 minutes into the first period second year American forward Danny Moynihan scored to give the Mooseheads a 1-0 lead and the stuffed animals flew. Nikolaj scored a minute and a half into the second to push it to 3-0 with his second of the night. He would score the hat trick with 15:05 left in the game which would seal the victory for Halifax. Meier chipped in with 4 assists in his return while the Herd also welcomed back Ryan Falkenham, who got an assist in his first game since November 15.

FINAL: Olympiques 3 at Mooseheads 6
Stars: 3. Moynihan HAL | 2. Meier HAL | 1. Ehlers HAL
Attendance: 8,222
MC's Top Herd: Timo Meier

GAME LOG
First period
13:00 HAL Danny Moynihan (19), PP | A: Meier & C. Fitzgerald
16:06 HAL Nikolaj Ehlers (17) | A: Meier & Hunter

Shots: pucks to the net in the first were 10 to 8 Halifax

Second period
1:28 HAL Nikolaj Ehlers (18) | A: Fortier & Meier
1:42 GAT Valentin Zykov (8) | A: None
13:36 HAL Philippe Gadoury (18) | A: D. Moynihan & Falkenham
16:53 GAT Louick Marcotte (23) | A: Berube

Shots: Gatineau had the advantage in shots this period, 9-7

Third period
4:55 HAL Nikolaj Ehlers (19) | A: Meier
6:10 HAL Danny Moynihan (20), PP | A: Ehlers & C. Fitzgerald
15:56 GAT Tommy Veilleux (12) | A: Breton & Dostle

Shots: Halifax had 12 shots to Gatineau's 7, with the Mooseheads out-shooting the Olympiques 29-24 overall

POWERPLAY
Gatineau: 0-for-3
Halifax: 2-for-5

GOALIES
Winning goaltender: Eric Brassard HAL 21 saves
Losing goaltender: Nicolas Lachance GAT 23 saves

GAMEDAY #41: vs Gatienau

GAMEDAY

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS vs. GATINEAU OLYMPIQUES

January 9, 2015 at 7:00pm

TV: Eastlink | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @FraserTQN

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

It's going to be a welcoming party at the Scotiabank Centre tonight when your Halifax Mooseheads host the Gatinrau Olympiques. Halifax will welcome back three players to the lineup. Captain Ryan Falkenham returns from injury tonight while Nikolaj Ehlers and Timo Meier return from individually successful World Junior tournaments. Speaking of the World Juniors, the Mooseheads will have a world champion coach to battle against this evening. Benoit Groulx led Team Canada to a gold medal at the 2015 tournament in Toronto and will try to lead his Olympiques to a victory against Halifax in his first game back behind the Gatineau bench. Halifax will also welcome a new player to the bench after the team announced earlier this week that they signed Toronto, ON native and free agent Sam Hunter. With all that who would think that this has been a big event from the beginning of the season. Tonight is Halifax's annual Teddy Bear Toss game. Don't forget to bring your stuffed animals and throw them on the ice when the Mooseheads score their first goal.

This is the second and last game of the season between thesse two teams. Halifax is 1-0-0-0 against the Olympiques while Gatienau is 0-1-0-0 against the Mooseheads this year. The two teams last met on October 24 with the visiting Herd coming out with a big 9-6 victory on the road. Phil Gadoury led Halifax with 5 points (2 goals and 3 assists) while Zach Fucale made 20 saves on 26 shots.

Overall Records
Olympiques: 15-23-0-4 = 34 points (6th in West division, 16th overall)
Mooseheads: 19-17-2-1 = 41 points (4th in Maritimes division, 14th overall)

Leading Scorers
HFX: Nikolaj Ehlers 47pts (16G & 31A), Timo Meier 46pts (21G & 25A), Danny Moynihan 39pts (18G & 21A)
GAT: Louick Marcotte 44pts (22G & 22A), Yakov Trenin 37pts (11G & 26A), Alexandre Carrier 34pts (6G & 28A)

Last Games
The Olympiques are coming off a 5-4 defeat at the hands of the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles in Sydney. Elie Berube had 2 goals and an assist to lead Gatienau while Nicolas Lachance was chased from the game after allowing 2 goals on 7 shots on Wednesday night.

The Mooseheads are coming off a disappointing loss to the 18th place Acadie-Bathurst. Danny Moynihan scored the only goal in a 3-1 defeat to the Titan on the road while Kevin Resop made 22 saves as Halifax was outshot 25-18 in the game this past Sunday.

Season Series

Friday Oct 24 Halifax 9 at Gatineau 6

Friday Jan 9 Gatineau at Halifax - 7pm

Out of Town
Islanders vs. Armada 7:00pm
Titan vs. Screaming Eagles 7:30pm
Remparts vs. Phoenix 8:00pm
Tigres vs. Drakkar 8:00pm
Huskies vs. Sagueneens 8:30pm
Foreurs vs. Oceanic 8:30pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will be hosts to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada tomorrow night for Saturday night hockey. Puck drops at 7pm.

GAMEDAY #39: at Saint John

GAMEDAY

SAINT JOHN SEA DOGS vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

January 3, 2014 at 7:00pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @station_nation

Harbour Station (6,200) ~ Saint John, NB

Welcome to 2015. Your Halifax Mooseheads travel to Saint John for the first game of the new year and will be looking to start off 2015 the way they ended 2014, with a victory. The goaltending is going to have to be stellar tonight as the Sea Dogs have had the Herd's number so far this season. With two wins in the two games that he has begun, Eric Brassard might be our #1 goalie for the rest of the season with Kevin Resop getting a game here or there. I predict that we will see another feisty game like there has been all season between these two teams, with former Sea Dogs player Kelly Bent in the thick of it.

Your Mooseheads have a 0-4-1-0 record against Saint John this season while the Sea Dogs are a perfect 5-0-0-0 against Halifax. The two teams last met about a month ago on December 6 with Saint John skating away with a 3-1 win in Moose Country. Timo Meier had the lone goal for Halifax while Zach Fucale made 20 saves in his last ever start for the Moose.

Overall Records
Mooseheads: 19-16-2-1 = 41 points (3rd in Maritimes division, 9th overall)
Sea Dogs: 22-10-1-4 = 49 points (2nd in Maritimes division, 5th overall)

Leading Scorers
SNB: Adam Marsh 31pts (17G & 14A), Nathan Noel 30pts (12G & 18A), Spencer Smallman 30pts (11G & 19A)
HFX: Nikolaj Ehlers 47pts (16G & 31A), Timo Meier 46pts (21G & 25A), Danny Moynihan 38pts (17G & 21A)

Last Games
Your Mooseheads finished 2014 with a bang, defeating the visiting Charlottetown Islanders 5-1 on New Year's Eve. Danny Moynihan had 3 assists to lead Halifax in points and Phil Gadoury scored twice while Eric Brassard made 22 saves for the win.

Saint John is coming off a home victory against Cape Breton, winning 6-3 on Wednesday afternoon. Mathieu Joseph led the Sea Dogs with a goal and 2 assists while Sebastien Auger stopped 27 of the Screaming Eagles 30 shots.

Season Series

Saturday Sept 20  Saint John 6 at Halifax 5   OT

Saturday Sept 27  Halifax 0 at Saint John 7

Saturday Oct 11  Halifax 2 at Saint John 5

Friday Nov 7  Saint John 4 at Halifax 2

Saturday Dec 6  Saint John 3 at Halifax 1

Saturday Jan 3  Halifax at Saint John - 7pm

Saturday Mar 14  Halifax at Saint John - 7pm

Saturday Mar 21  Saint John at Halifax - 7pm

Out of Town
Armada vs Remparts 5:00pm
Oceanic vs Drakkar 5:00pm
Cataractes vs Sagueneens 5:00pm
Foreurs vs Voltigeurs 5:00pm
Tigres vs Olympiques 5:00pm
Huskies vs Phoenix 8:00pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will come home for a tilt against the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Sunday afternoon. Puck drops at 2pm. 

GAMEDAY #36: at Cape Breton

GAMEDAY

CAPE BRETON SCREAMING EAGLES vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

December 28, 2014 at 7:00pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @FraserTQN

Centre 200 (5,000) ~ Sydney, NS

After a ten day Christmas break, your Mooseheads were back in Halifax last night just long enough to jump on the team bus and drive to Sydney to take on the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles tonight. This will be the first game that newly acquired Eric Brassard will be dressed in the red, green and white. Could Eagles fans see him in nets for this first game back after the holiday break? No word yet from the Herd who will start tonight's game. Halifax will be looking to make some more room between them and the Charlottetown Islanders in the division standings and get closer to the Saint John Sea Dogs. Cape Breton is just looking to get in a playoff spot during the second half of the season.

This is the fifth game between these two teams this season. Both teams are 2-2-0-0 against the other team during this year's series. Cape Breton won the last meeting 3-2 with Cameron Darcy leading the Eagles recording 2 assists in the win, and Kevin Resop making 19 saves taking the loss for the Mooseheads. 

Overall Records
Mooseheads: 17-15-2-1 = 37 points (3rd in Maritimes division, 10th overall)
Screaming Eagles: 12-17-2-3 = 29 points (5th in Maritimes division, 17th overall)

Leading Scorers
CAP: Kyle Farrell 53pts (26G & 27A), Maxim Lazarev 40pts (17G & 23A), Evgeny Svechnikov 31pts (11G & 20A)
HFX: Nikolaj Ehlers 47pts (16G & 31A), Timo Meier 46pts (21G & 25A0, Danny Moynihan 32pts (16G & 16A)

Last Games
Halifax is coming off a 8-2 schlacking in Charlottetown on December 18 in their last game of the first half. Danny Moynihan and Brett Crossley scored for the Mooseheads against the Islanders while Kevin Resop made 31 saves on 36 shots in 40 minutes of play to take the loss.

Cape Breton is coming off a feisty game in Moncton where the Screaming Eagles lost 10-5. Maxim Lazarev scored a goal and recorded 3 assists to lead the away team but Miguel Sullivan's 32 saves were not enough to get a win.

Season Series
Friday Oct 17  Cape Breton 2 at Halifax 5
Sunday Oct 19  Halifax 1 at Cape Breton 4
Friday Nov 14  Cape Breton 2 at Halifax 3
Saturday Nov 15  Halifax 2 at Cape Breton 3
Sunday Dec 28  Halifax at Cape Breton - 7pm
Sunday Jan 18  Halifax at Cape Breton - 4pm
Friday Jan 30  Cape Breton at Halifax - 7pn
Saturday Feb 14  Cape Breton at Halifax - 7pm
Sunday Mar 8  Halifax at Cape Breton - 2pm

Out of Town
Islanders vs Titan 3:00pm
Wildcats vs Sea Dogs 4:00pm
Drakkar vs Remparts 5:00pm
Armada vs Phoenix 5:00pm
Olympiques vs Voltigeurs 5:00pm
Huskies vs Foreurs 5:00pm
Cataractes vs Oceanic 5:00pm
Tigres vs Sagueneens 5:00pm

After the Buzzer 
Halifax will travel to Moncton tomorrow to take on the Wildcats on Tuesday night. Puck drops at 7pm.

GAMEDAY #35: at Charlottetown

GAMEDAY

CHARLOTTETOWN ISLANDERS vs HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

December 18, 2014 at 7:00pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @IslesLive

EastLink Centre (3,717) ~ Charlottetown, PEI

Zach Fucale has been gone for a week now and despite the fact that some, including me, thought the Mooseheads would not play so well, Kevin Resop has been proving that he is going to be our next good starting goaltender. Though neither game against the Titan should've been as tight as they were, Resop stood tall in both and gave Halifax the chance to get the win. He'll have to keep that going for the rest of the month, especially tonight when they take on the Charlottetown Islanders on the road. It's the last game for the boys before the holiday break. Halifax will be trying to go into the break 4 gamses above .500 instead of two. With most of the top line gone, the Herd got some secondary scoring last night with even defenceman Cavan Fitzgerald chipping in. Halifax will need a lot of secondary scoring from their normal 3rd and fourth lines to continue their winning ways against a division foe this evening. The match ups between these two are always good and a bit chippy. Can the Moose end their streak of games that have gone to extra time or will we see a 4th straight? Recent matchups between Charlottoetown and Halifax suggests that we should not be seeing a overtime tonight but you never know.

This is the sixth of nine games between these two teams. Halifax has a 4-1-0-0 record against Charlottetown while the Islanders are 1-3-1-0 against the Mooseheads. The last matchup was back on December 5th in Halifax with the Moose taking a 5-0 win on the back of Danny Moynihan's hat trick.

Overall Records
Mooseheads: 17-14-2-1 = 37 points (3rd in Maritimes division, 9th overall)
Islanders: 16-17-1-1 = 34 points (4th in Maritimes division, 14th overall)

Leading Scorers
CHA: Filip Chlapik 40pts (16G & 24A), Daniel Sprong 38pts (18G & 20A), Alexandrew Goulet 30pts (18G & 12A)
HFX: Nikolaj Ehlers 47pts (16G & 31A), Timo Meier 46pts (21G & 25A), Philippe Gadoury 32pts (14G & 18A)

Last Games
Halifax is coming off a tight 3-2 overtime win against the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Wednesday night at home. Connor Moynihan and Cavan Fitzgerald each had a goal and 2 assists while Kevin Resop stood tall making 29 saves.

Charlottetown is coming off a revange win in Rimouski on Sunday night. Daniel Sprong led the way with 2 goals to give the Islanders a 5-2 victory against the Oceanic while Mason McDonald made 25 saves.

Season Series
Saturday Sept 13 Halifax 6 at Charlottetown 5 OT
Friday Oct 10 Charlottetown 2 at Halifax 3
Wednesday Oct 29 Charlottetown 4 at Halifax 1
Sunday Nov 2 Halifax 3 at Charlottetown 0
Friday Dec 5 Charlottetown 0 at Halifax 5
Thursday Dec 18 Halifax at Charlottetown - 7pm
Wednesday Dec 31 Charlottetown at Halifax - 3pm
Saturday Feb 21 Halifax at Charlottetown - 7pm
Friday Mar 6 Charlottetown at Halifax - 7pm

Out of Town
Wildcats vs Screaming Eagles 7:00pm
Sea Dogs vs Titan 7:00pm
Phoenix vs Cataractes 8:00pm
Tigres vs Voltigeurs 8:00pm
Olympiques vs Armada 8:30pm
Oceanic vs Remparts 8:30pm
Foreurs vs Huskies 8:30pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will take a ten day break to spend time with family over the holidays but they will be back on December 28 in Cape Breton.